José Maria Sanz was born on December 22, 1960. Sanz came from a working-class family that resided in the blue-collar neighborhood of Clot, in Barcelona. He recorded a number of singles with Los Intocables before forming his own group. By 1983, Loquillo y los Trogloditas were born, consisting of Sanz (voice), Igor Paskual (guitar and voice), Josep Simón Ramirez (bass), Laurent Castagnet (drums), J.R. Vericad (keyboards), and Guillermo Martín (lead guitar and voice.) With time and persistence, Loquillo y los Trogloditas became one of the most important voices of rock en español. Recording 19 albums between 1983 and 2006 with los Trogloditas, and five during that period as a solo artist, Loquillo is also among the more prolific artists in the genre. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez